MARSHFIELD, (Gloucestershire) 5 m. from Bath, 84 cm. 103 mm. from London, in the road to Bristol, on the very b. of Wilts,
is a considerable cloathing T. drives a good trade in malt, and is famous for cakes. It consists chiefly of one street of
old buildings, near 1 m. long, is governed by a bailiff, has a large Ch. with a well endowed almsh. and chapel to it, for
8 poor people, founded by Mr. Ald. Crisp of London, a ch. sc. maintained by the Ld. of the manor, a Mt. on Tu. and a Fair
Oct. 13. The p. is 16 m. in com. The manor bel. formerly to Bath-Abbey, then to that of Keynsham; but after the Diss. it
was given to Sir Anth. Kingston; from whom it passed through many hands to the late John Herrington of Kelson in
Somersetshire.